Sports Report: Blue Jays believe Tulowitzki could return before end of April

20:25 13 march 2018

20:25 13 march 2018 Source:
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Blue Jays don't expect Tulowitzki to be ready for Opening Day

It's looking likely that Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will miss Opening Day thanks to a nagging bone spur in his right heel. "I don't expect he'll be ready," manager John Gibbons told Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling. "But he's moving in the right direction." The injury has kept him out of action through the Blue Jays' nine Grapefruit League contests. Tulowitzki's"I don't expect he'll be ready," manager John Gibbons told Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling. "But he's moving in the right direction.

In the 39 games that Troy Tulowitzki played for the Toronto Blue Jays , his team won 30 of them. As Griffin notes, Tulowitzki has been swinging in the cage - about 30 swings on Tuesday against live pitching - in preparation for his return .

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But while word of Tulo's Opening Day absence had already been widely anticipated before Tuesday, it's possible that his disabled-list stint could end up being shorter than initially thought. According to Morosi, the Blue Jays believe that Tulowitzki could still make his 2018 debut before the end of April.

The 33-year-old, who has dealt with a multitude of injuries as a big-leaguer, appeared in just 66 games for the Blue Jays last year and produced the worst offensive numbers of his 12-year career. He was hitting just .249/.300/.378 with seven home runs when a severe ankle sprain ended his 2017 season on July 28; that ankle injury apparently helped spur his current heel problem.

Shoulder inflammation has kept Marcus Stroman from making his spring debut, and Troy Tulowitzki is still nursing an ankle injury from July.Shoulder inflammation has kept right-hander Marcus Stroman from making his spring debut, and Troy Tulowitzki is still nursing an ankle injury from last July.

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Tulowitzki hasn't played in a Grapefruit League game this spring, and told John Lott of The Athletic on Tuesday that the bone spur has impacted his mobility to the point that all he can do on the field right now is take batting practice and standing ground-ball drills, with the grounders hit directly to him.

Tulowitzki couldn't put an exact timetable on his possible return.

"I can't play right now. It's painful," he said, according to Lott.

The Blue Jays haven't named their Opening Day shortstop yet, but they have plenty of options to choose from. Aledmys Diaz, formerly of the St. Louis Cardinals, and super-utility man Yangervis Solarte are considered the primary candidates to win the starting job. Defensive specialist Gift Ngoepe, who does have minor-league options remaining, could also become a possibility to make the team, perhaps in a backup role.

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Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson: calf feeling better, cramp a ‘non-issue’

Josh Donaldson describes the calf cramp he experienced over the weekend as a “non-issue” and says he expects to play Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. “It’s getting ridiculous,” Donaldson said. “I had a cramp the other day in my calf. It’s not an issue. Have you ever had a cramp?”Donaldson exited Saturday’s game with what the team described as dehydration. He had acupuncture afterwards, was sore the following day and made sure not to push himself excessively early in the week. By Tuesday, he took batting practice on the field in Dunedin while the team played in Orlando.

However, it seemed like Tulowitzki was beginning to build momentum towards a better season before his season- ending DL stint. This is a logical move, as there likely isn’t a trade the Blue Jays could make with the veteran that would make the team better.

Before I couldn’t even move my arm,” Tulowitzki said Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. “Every day I feel like I’m making strides. The day after the injury, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos relayed “a guess” from Blue Jays doctors that if all went well Tulowitzki could return in 2-3 weeks.

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Before I couldn’t even move my arm,” Tulowitzki said Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. “Every day I feel like I’m making strides. The day after the injury, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos relayed “a guess” from Blue Jays doctors that if all went well Tulowitzki could return in 2-3 weeks.

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